Thread: Arizona Seeing Signs of Flight by Immigrants

February 12, 2008
Arizona Seeing Signs of Flight by Immigrants
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD


Juan Jose Araujo is in the United States legally and has been here for 24 years, but he is considering a return to Mexico.

PHOENIX — The signs of flight among Latino immigrants here are multiple: Families moving out of apartment complexes, schools reporting enrollment drops, business owners complaining about fewer clients.

While it is too early to know for certain, a consensus is developing among economists, business people and immigration groups that the weakening economy coupled with recent curbs on illegal immigration are steering Hispanic immigrants out of the state.

The Arizona economy, heavily dependent on growth and a Latino work force, has been slowing for months. Meanwhile, the state has enacted one of the country’s toughest laws to punish employers who hire illegal immigrants, and the county sheriff here in Phoenix has been enforcing federal immigration laws by rounding up people living here illegally.

“It is very difficult to separate the economic reality in Arizona from the effects of the laws because the economy is tanking and construction is drying up,â€

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[quote] Carlos Flores Vizcarra, the Mexican consul general in Phoenix, said while he could not tie the phenomenon to a single factor, the consulate had experienced an “unusualâ€

Originally Posted by LNR

Interesting that they're applying for MEXICAN birth certificates! Because Mexico won't HAVE THEM without proof of citizenship! Boy! What a turnaround!

Also: leaving because of a sour economy ... they'll stay as long as they can TAKE, but when the going gets rough, they bale. We Americans tough it out and turn it back around.
Hasta la vista!

You are so right!!!